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The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 31st in Brazil, 1119th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 128 research topics. The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 30,741 academic publications and 341,166 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 11 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1119 of 14,131 In the World
#52 of 1,756 In Latin America
#31 of 198 In Brazil
#307 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#340 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#417 of 2,583 For Gerontology
#2744 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1459 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 125 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 33rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 597th in the World with 17,441 publications made and 140,218 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#33 of 128 In Brazil
#48 of 442 In Latin America
#597 of 7,088 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 16
1994 9 19
1995 11 6
1996 7 6
1997 10 19
1998 25 18
1999 30 23
2000 33 51
2001 49 78
2002 45 78
2003 56 115
2004 55 155
2005 77 177
2006 124 323
2007 165 334
2008 227 453
2009 276 600
2010 360 858
2011 471 1165
2012 567 2318
2013 649 3561
2014 732 3955
2015 903 5582
2016 1008 6751
2017 1086 6601
2018 1264 7817
2019 1441 9217
2020 1736 11445
2021 1749 15881
2022 1429 14734
2023 1466 16399
2024 925 12378
2025 454 10043

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 30 42 340
Sports / Exercise science 25 26 445
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 20 786
Sociology 33 46 849
Political Science 34 52 859
Social Work 17 22 907
Human Rights Law 42 71 920
Art History 27 39 987
Demography 34 53 1035
Gender Studies 31 48 1054
Urban and Regional planning 25 45 1212
Public Policy / Administration 41 66 1298
Aesthetics 28 47 1300
Anthropology 36 57 1346
Media Studies 24 46 1377
History 34 57 1414
Criminology and Criminal Justice 39 74 1444
Archaeology 34 55 1445
Education Majors 38 62 1523
Law 33 55 1532
Library and Information science 33 56 1590
Linguistics 31 52 1638
Journalism and Digital Media 35 58 1664
Classics and Ancient History 41 79 2115
Communications and Public Relations 45 81 2355

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 38th for Biology in Brazil and 1424th in the World with 11,611 publications made and 209,614 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#38 of 128 In Brazil
#61 of 433 In Latin America
#1424 of 6,841 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 3 25
1994 4 21
1995 7 12
1996 9 19
1997 13 29
1998 18 35
1999 34 65
2000 37 83
2001 54 96
2002 47 160
2003 49 188
2004 66 320
2005 75 392
2006 125 582
2007 143 669
2008 158 1011
2009 215 1320
2010 253 1708
2011 335 2212
2012 456 3455
2013 455 4276
2014 518 5284
2015 643 6742
2016 617 8174
2017 672 8190
2018 721 9547
2019 777 11309
2020 965 14917
2021 1012 18902
2022 883 18967
2023 925 20016
2024 783 18616
2025 602 16862

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Zoology 36 57 617
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 39 749
Entomology 35 66 796
Forestry 55 89 804
Toxicology 37 57 806
Animal Science 56 84 814
Microbiology 29 50 929
Nutrition and Food Science 42 71 992
Virology 37 63 1004
Molecular Biology 37 60 1066
Immunology 30 51 1074
Pharmacology 28 41 1099
Botany 48 82 1188
Paleontology 39 65 1296
Horticulture 67 129 1303
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 100 1318
Neuroscience 34 56 1403
Genetics 32 61 1447
Biotechnology 42 78 1468
Oncology and Cancer research 32 60 1532
Biochemistry 32 60 1546
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 62 1547
Agricultural Science 60 112 1558
Evolutionary Biology 34 67 1568
Biophysics 30 77 1759
Nanotechnology 29 59 1826

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 31st for Medicine in Brazil and 1034th in the World with 10,706 publications made and 178,590 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#31 of 128 In Brazil
#45 of 432 In Latin America
#1034 of 6,793 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 3 27
1994 6 21
1995 7 8
1996 6 16
1997 9 25
1998 13 27
1999 34 53
2000 32 56
2001 30 56
2002 30 103
2003 38 131
2004 43 190
2005 49 205
2006 95 308
2007 96 367
2008 171 593
2009 170 830
2010 245 1060
2011 274 1399
2012 406 2440
2013 420 3131
2014 452 3655
2015 524 4819
2016 524 6021
2017 605 6029
2018 653 7201
2019 695 8720
2020 884 12050
2021 988 15474
2022 922 16266
2023 899 17477
2024 819 15731
2025 635 14729

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 29 307
Gerontology 27 29 417
Sports / Exercise science 25 26 445
Dentistry 32 37 562
Orthodontics 29 32 574
Physical Therapy 20 22 677
Nursing 29 33 734
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 39 749
Sports Medicine 27 29 762
Dermatology 31 44 772
Toxicology 37 57 806
Veterinary 40 65 809
Critical Care Nursing 25 38 851
Clinical Psychology 19 24 863
Health Science 28 33 866
Occupational Therapy 29 32 879
Plastic Surgery 31 53 881
Family medicine 33 43 892
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 21 37 893
Social Work 17 22 907
Urology 28 45 911
Cosmetology 23 32 923
Epidemiology 40 61 937
Surgery 26 35 946
Healthcare Management (MHA) 30 39 977
Respiratory Therapy 33 55 978
Pediatrics 45 64 980
Neurosurgery 31 49 981
Virology 37 63 1004
Ophthalmology 19 33 1009
Anatomy and Physiology 29 42 1029
Pathology 31 49 1048
Cardiology 27 42 1048
Immunology 30 51 1074
Psychiatry 25 37 1082
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 28 40 1083
Pharmacology 28 41 1099
Public Health 35 56 1133
Anesthesiology 34 53 1135
Radiation Therapy 25 39 1177
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 32 47 1223
Pharmacy 19 44 1332
Audiology 38 61 1415
Oncology and Cancer research 32 60 1532
Biomedical Engineering 36 63 1566

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 40th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 1363rd in the World with 9,126 publications made and 170,096 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#40 of 128 In Brazil
#68 of 433 In Latin America
#1363 of 6,888 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 5
1994 4 5
1995 6 2
1996 4 5
1997 10 7
1998 12 16
1999 13 20
2000 17 42
2001 24 52
2002 28 80
2003 43 132
2004 59 173
2005 49 235
2006 102 343
2007 100 348
2008 120 596
2009 159 781
2010 175 986
2011 252 1406
2012 351 2803
2013 372 4252
2014 407 4700
2015 538 6840
2016 537 8367
2017 559 8025
2018 641 9188
2019 635 10554
2020 775 12499
2021 815 15834
2022 722 14651
2023 777 16319
2024 505 13757
2025 354 11725

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 55 89 804
Geography and Cartography 39 67 1164
Urban and Regional planning 25 45 1212
Paleontology 39 65 1296
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 100 1318
Ecology 44 73 1387
Geology 39 65 1397
Environmental Chemistry 34 61 1400
Agricultural Science 60 112 1558
Oceanography 39 81 1623
Geotechnical Engineering 38 69 1740
Environmental Engineering 48 86 1808
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 38 85 1951
Earth science and Geophysics 45 103 1959
Environmental Management 50 95 2053
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 114 2178

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 31st for Physics in Brazil and 1436th in the World with 8,292 publications made and 185,683 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#31 of 127 In Brazil
#52 of 419 In Latin America
#1436 of 6,729 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1 2
1994 2 5
1995 7 4
1996 8 14
1997 21 20
1998 27 31
1999 34 68
2000 35 96
2001 49 155
2002 44 195
2003 43 264
2004 62 385
2005 61 487
2006 102 745
2007 98 750
2008 117 940
2009 130 1132
2010 188 1342
2011 206 1689
2012 337 3590
2013 365 6037
2014 391 6741
2015 465 9609
2016 457 11991
2017 503 11199
2018 601 11801
2019 610 13520
2020 622 14544
2021 666 18714
2022 564 15152
2023 671 16978
2024 501 15107
2025 348 12385

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 11 20 436
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 33 976
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 48 1193
Condensed Matter Physics 27 49 1312
Quantum and Particle physics 25 41 1318
Optical Engineering 28 50 1465
Nuclear Physics 30 63 1498
Acoustical Engineering 30 52 1623
Biophysics 30 77 1759
Nanotechnology 29 59 1826
Materials Science 38 73 1859

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 36th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1659th in the World with 8,167 publications made and 172,680 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#36 of 128 In Brazil
#63 of 420 In Latin America
#1659 of 6,561 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 2 13
1994 4 15
1995 7 6
1996 7 18
1997 14 21
1998 15 30
1999 33 44
2000 30 67
2001 47 107
2002 44 150
2003 46 227
2004 59 304
2005 54 401
2006 110 611
2007 107 630
2008 134 907
2009 153 1168
2010 185 1412
2011 251 1949
2012 354 3196
2013 336 4494
2014 373 5215
2015 465 7000
2016 462 8423
2017 477 8448
2018 543 9371
2019 576 11055
2020 623 12941
2021 649 17081
2022 581 15610
2023 623 16529
2024 483 14395
2025 367 12445

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 13 27 805
Nutrition and Food Science 42 71 992
Pharmacy 19 44 1332
Environmental Chemistry 34 61 1400
Biochemistry 32 60 1546
Radiochemistry 50 84 1685
Organic Chemistry 35 69 1696
Physical chemistry 37 75 1777
Inorganic Chemistry 37 79 1781
Nanotechnology 29 59 1826
Materials Science 38 73 1859
Chemical Engineering 40 82 1951
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 114 2178

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 35th for Engineering in Brazil and 1676th in the World with 8,148 publications made and 167,100 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 127 In Brazil
#60 of 425 In Latin America
#1676 of 6,795 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1 3
1994 1 5
1995 7 4
1996 3 11
1997 15 17
1998 11 26
1999 26 43
2000 25 48
2001 40 101
2002 39 127
2003 40 207
2004 41 296
2005 51 382
2006 89 570
2007 90 560
2008 113 780
2009 118 983
2010 172 1169
2011 198 1478
2012 309 2883
2013 353 4493
2014 366 5187
2015 445 7329
2016 439 8936
2017 513 8772
2018 613 9569
2019 613 11190
2020 637 12642
2021 690 16141
2022 620 14466
2023 692 16145
2024 472 13811
2025 348 11818

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Automation and Control engineering 12 29 811
Renewable Energy Engineering 26 36 958
Architecture 28 40 1016
Reliability and Quality Engineering 27 37 1152
Electronic Engineering 25 37 1201
Automotive Engineering 32 41 1208
Operations Research 22 38 1346
Electrical Engineering 24 38 1377
Systems Engineering 27 44 1394
Architectural Engineering 23 36 1439
Robotics 26 59 1450
Optical Engineering 28 50 1465
Biotechnology 42 78 1468
Telecommunications 26 44 1538
Biomedical Engineering 36 63 1566
Computer Engineering 31 58 1615
Acoustical Engineering 30 52 1623
Computer Networking 30 48 1637
Structural Engineering 30 54 1643
Aerospace Engineering 30 52 1656
Mechanical Engineering 35 63 1737
Geotechnical Engineering 38 69 1740
Environmental Engineering 48 86 1808
Nanotechnology 29 59 1826
Transportation Engineering 31 68 1856
Materials Science 38 73 1859
Chemical Engineering 40 82 1951
Human-Computer Interaction 44 128 1986
Metallurgical Engineering 42 86 2032
Remote Sensing 48 98 2087
Civil Engineering 41 86 2129

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 33rd for Computer Science in Brazil and 1624th in the World with 6,603 publications made and 107,928 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#33 of 125 In Brazil
#50 of 427 In Latin America
#1624 of 6,855 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 3
1994 1 8
1995 6 3
1996 1 4
1997 5 6
1998 9 11
1999 11 23
2000 16 30
2001 30 53
2002 18 75
2003 18 99
2004 38 166
2005 28 196
2006 50 269
2007 64 279
2008 78 444
2009 95 561
2010 126 736
2011 153 860
2012 216 1534
2013 272 2034
2014 292 2494
2015 365 3514
2016 338 4227
2017 409 4421
2018 450 5224
2019 507 6337
2020 554 7945
2021 633 10438
2022 538 9977
2023 594 11562
2024 426 9886
2025 307 8797

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Software Engineering 41 61 1344
Neuroscience 34 56 1403
Data Science 33 49 1449
Robotics 26 59 1450
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 43 1460
Machine Learning 31 42 1461
Computer Graphics 32 56 1503
Telecommunications 26 44 1538
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 62 1547
Library and Information science 33 56 1590
Computer Engineering 31 58 1615
Computer Networking 30 48 1637
Computer Vision 31 55 1652
Multimedia 34 54 1653
Cognitive Science 30 50 1653
Computational Linguistics 31 50 1727
Blockchain and Cryptography 35 57 1764
Cyber Security 37 58 1865
Management Information Systems 48 80 1957
Human-Computer Interaction 44 128 1986

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 30th for Psychology in Brazil and 1341st in the World with 4,308 publications made and 51,809 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#30 of 126 In Brazil
#43 of 417 In Latin America
#1341 of 6,663 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 1 6
1994 1 4
1995 4 1
1996 0 1
1997 3 2
1998 7 6
1999 9 7
2000 6 19
2001 17 20
2002 3 30
2003 8 34
2004 15 59
2005 16 67
2006 28 88
2007 37 80
2008 70 159
2009 75 236
2010 85 291
2011 113 447
2012 129 642
2013 173 814
2014 187 1085
2015 222 1430
2016 191 1612
2017 259 1901
2018 265 2416
2019 302 3168
2020 340 4433
2021 408 6121
2022 389 6635
2023 398 7383
2024 309 6479
2025 271 6379

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 19 24 863
Occupational Therapy 29 32 879
Social Work 17 22 907
Sexology 41 58 1010
Psychiatry 25 37 1082
Neuroscience 34 56 1403
Child Psychology 35 55 1436
Education Majors 38 62 1523
Social Psychology 31 52 1607
Cognitive Science 30 50 1653

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 31st for Mathematics in Brazil and 1419th in the World with 3,916 publications made and 65,645 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#31 of 125 In Brazil
#45 of 400 In Latin America
#1419 of 6,434 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 5
1995 4 2
1996 2 2
1997 4 4
1998 9 5
1999 5 11
2000 9 20
2001 16 32
2002 10 61
2003 13 66
2004 10 72
2005 15 110
2006 29 168
2007 39 163
2008 48 220
2009 45 303
2010 72 423
2011 85 502
2012 131 1035
2013 160 1596
2014 201 2057
2015 205 2772
2016 200 3230
2017 232 3308
2018 269 3492
2019 286 4335
2020 354 5146
2021 370 7011
2022 350 6493
2023 370 6872
2024 236 4818
2025 158 3968

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 17 33 1118
Operations Research 22 38 1346
Statistics 31 44 1362
Blockchain and Cryptography 35 57 1764
Math Teachers 36 64 1858
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 32 68 1918

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 32nd for Art & Design in Brazil and 1255th in the World with 1,685 publications made and 10,218 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#32 of 123 In Brazil
#48 of 367 In Latin America
#1255 of 6,010 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 1
1995 1 0
1996 2 0
1997 4 4
1998 8 4
1999 4 2
2000 6 7
2001 7 23
2002 6 6
2003 6 22
2004 9 39
2005 3 27
2006 15 57
2007 13 43
2008 21 63
2009 33 83
2010 60 185
2011 58 168
2012 52 233
2013 82 277
2014 65 367
2015 86 401
2016 104 573
2017 86 572
2018 111 712
2019 142 914
2020 140 1091
2021 154 1645
2022 134 1462
2023 144 1598
2024 77 1524
2025 59 1422

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 21 22 204
Entertainment Industry Business 26 29 545
Painting and Drawing 13 22 743
Sculpture 13 22 743
Illustration and Concept Art 13 23 771
Singing and Vocal Performance 34 40 826
Photography 27 40 963
Art History 27 39 987
Architecture 28 40 1016
Literature 28 40 1063
Fashion Design 31 44 1076
Creative Writing 35 56 1231
Aesthetics 28 47 1300
Computer Graphics 32 56 1503
Multimedia 34 54 1653

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
International Economics 19 41 1366
Hospitality and Hotel Management 29 56 1442
International Trade 25 49 1477
Environmental Economics 27 50 1498
Development Studies 33 57 1567
International Business 29 58 1570
Management 30 49 1619
Business 36 58 1772
Economics 35 67 1833
Project Management 55 103 1992
Advertising 40 62 2133
Accounting 36 69 2165
Marketing 47 82 2216
Finance 39 81 2261